Between Quote by Claire Cameron

I was aware that there is an expectation that writers inevitably falter at this stage, that they fail to live up to the promise…

— David Guterson

The difficulty of writing a second novel is directly proportional to how successful the first novel was, it seems.

— Khaled Hosseini

Second novels are bears. As are other people's expectations for them. I think taking the time you need with the second book is key.…

— Jandy Nelson

I'm disappointed by well-written novels that only deal with two or three people.

— Ann Patchett

As soon as I finished the first book, I wrote a second, which I hope to sell this year, and I have just about…

— Richard Helms

If one book's done this well, you want to write another one that does just as well. There's that horror of the second novel…

— Mark Haddon

The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't write them again, and wouldn't want to.

— Jean Rostand

I've always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write.

— Rick Riordan

My second, third and fourth novels were mistakes, essentially.

— John Burnside

I personally feel I still have so much to learn as a writer; each novel is better than the one before, just because I'm…

— Jonathan Dee

With the novels, I try to write a few pages a day - it doesn't sound much, but it can be difficult if I'm…

— Catherine Fisher

I think what happens to young writers is that they use up every life experience that they have had up to that point for…

— Lee Smith